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A majority told the pollsters that hunger made their pupils seem tired, unable to concentrate, and sometimes disruptive - which also has a negative impact on other children.

A third of teachers told the study, commissioned by cereal brand Kellogg's, that children who ere hungry are more likely to cry in school.

Teachers gave a number of reasons for children not eating breakfast, including not leaving time in the mornings, and parents being 'too lazy' to make it. File picture

The poll also revealed the shocking prevalence of children coming into school without eating, with 78 per cent of teachers saying it happens once a week and more than a third seeing it every day.

And one in five said that the number arriving at school hungry has increased over the last 12 months.

The results come after experts from Cardiff university claimed that children who eat breakfast are twice as likely to get above average results in tests taken when they are 11.

Jill Rutter, head of policy for the Family and Childcare Trust, told The Times: 'Missing breakfast has a huge impact on children's ability to concentrate, learn and behave, which affects their results and long-term outcomes.'

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